The Americans 5X4: What's the Matter With Kansas?
Added 2025-09-19 16:00:18 +0000 UTCPhilip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) inform Gabriel (Frank Langella) about the facility in Topeka, Kansas where the eggs are sent. Gabriel then assigns them in following two employees, Deirdre Kemp and Benjamin Stobert. They reluctantly accept the "honey trapping" operation, even as it will make their lives more difficult due to constant travel.
In Topeka, Philip struggles in connecting with Deirdre at a gym, while Elizabeth gets along with Benjamin. They also dine with Stan (Noah Emmerich) and Renee (Laurie Holden), avoiding talking so much of their past when Renee claims to have a relative in their supposed birthplace. Paige (Holly Taylor) helps Pastor Tim (Kelly AuCoin) and Alice (Suzy Jane Hunt) by babysitting Claire Louise. After they leave, she decides to read Tim's diary to find anything suspicious. She reports this to Elizabeth, who tells her to not do it again.
In Moscow, Oleg (Costa Ronin) is assigned a new OBKhSS partner, Ruslan (Ravil Isyanov). They once again visit Ekaterina (Alla Kliouka), with Ruslan's intimidating tactics making her give out the name of her contact. They give the name of the contact, Dmitri Sharanov, to Anatoly (Oleg Stefan), although Oleg does not hide his disdain for Ruslan's tactics. Oleg later visits Yelena (Snezhana Chernova), confiding that his life is now in danger after an incriminating cassette appeared. She states that she had to survive five years on a prison camp and that he needs to do whatever it takes to survive. In Ljubljana, Vaso (Zoran Radanovich) gets Mischa (Alex Ozerov) hidden on a car. He manages to sneak him into Austria when a friend distracts the border patrol, allowing Vaso to drive into the country.
Unwilling to let the CIA blackmail Oleg, Stan confesses to the Deputy Attorney General (Cotter Smith) that he killed Vlad and threatens to publicly disclose it unless they stop their plan. Mischa is seen arriving at the John F. Kennedy International Airport. That night, Elizabeth tells Philip about Paige's actions. While outraged, she wonders if they can use the diary to their advantage.
